05BANGKOK1751 THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: LTC WEERAPUN JUNDOUNG

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UNCLAS BANGKOK 001751

 

SIPDIS

 

SENSITIVE

 

STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL

PACOM FOR FPA HUSO

 

E.O. 12958: N/A

TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING

SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

VETTING FOR: LTC WEERAPUN JUNDOUNG

 

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 17 FEB. 2005

¶B. STATE 021314 – GUIDANCE

¶C. 03 STATE 34981 – GUIDANCE

 

¶1. (U) This is an action request for human rights

verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2.

 

¶2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State

Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Weerapun

JUNDOUNG, J-3/RTSC, WCN 1481 who has been selected to attend

the Joint Transition and Joint Combined Officer School

Courses at Norfolk, VA from 23 March – May 2005. Embassy

Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations

of human rights by this individual. Embassy Bangkok

Political Counselor, Robert J. Clarke, is the verifying

officer for the Embassy/Department of State.

BOYCE